Ministry of Home Affairs (Foreigners Division) has issued an advisory to the Chief Secretaries of all State Governments/UT Administrations, on receipt of Hospitality by officers in violation of FCRA, 2010 wherein it has stated the following:
- It has been brought to the notice of this Ministry that some officers are not obtaining prior permission under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 • (FCRA, 2010) for accepting foreign hospitality from a foreign host.
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- It may be noted that as per the provisions of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2020 (FCRA) and rules made there under, prior permission for hospitality is to be applied in FCRA portal in Form FC-2. The detailed guidelines in this regard may be seen in the link https://fcraonline.nic.in/home/PDF Doc/Guid-ForeignHosuitality.pdf. It may be noted that acceptance of foreign hospitality without obtaining prior permission under FCRA, 2010 or obtaining hospitality from hosts not indicated in the application form [Form FC-2] is a violation of the provisions of FCRA and an offence under the Act. Further, availing of foreign “hospitality from foreign hosts having adverse report may have serious security ramifications and may not be in national interest.
Therefore in view of the above, you are requested to issue suitable instructions to officers concerned to ensure strict compliance with the provisions of FCRA 2010 and rules made there under. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
